Combined with Prophetic Prism, Ichor Wellspring, and Perilous Research, we have that crucial element that can really make or break the success of a Pauper Deck: card advantage
However, this lore boost is mainly relevant when a game is at parity - it doesnt immediately help when youre behind (and need board presence more than lore) or ahead (and want to quest with your characters)
Dont you know that youre Toxic Phyresis Outbreak is a really interesting, one-sided wrath, and practically an auto-include in any deck playing with Toxic/Infect/poison counters
And while this can be expanded out to cover a wide variety of interactions between similarly sized creatures, those aren't the only kinds of trades that happen
Its impact was primarily felt in Legacy, with decks like 8-Cast and Patchwork Stompy utilizing the Cannoneer as both a beater and a finisher
Omnath, Locus of Rage follows a similar play pattern, but just gives you a 5/5 for each land you play